COVID Testing Available
Visalia Family Practice is offering COVID-19 testing for those patients with symptoms or known exposure.
Your physician will make an assessment and determine the best avenue for patients to get tested. Please call the office for an appointment (TELEHEALTH available) if you are experiencing symptoms and/or have a known confirmed exposure. Exposure is an individual who has had close contact (within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more). Please click on the following link for Public Health Guidance for Community-related exposure:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendations.html
UPDATE : 12/29/2020 NEW TESTING CAPABILITY
The Abbott Binax NOW COVID-19 (RAPID TEST) is available for Established Visalia Family Practice Patients.
Please note : There is a limited capacity for testing. Asymptomatic patients will NOT be eligible for Rapid testing at Visalia Family Practice as the FDA has not approved the tests for asymptomatic patient’s, however there may be other avenues for testing.
UPDATE : 1/5/2022
Per CDC Guidelines Visalia Family Practice will not test for COVID for return to work status. Please use the following link below for frequently asked questions for business:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/general-business-faq.html
Please see the following link for updated guidelines on quarantine & isolation, updated by the CDC on January 4th:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html
Please call Visalia Family Practice to send a message to the provider if you have any concerns.
What Other Health Agencies Are Doing
Click on the links below to learn about the efforts other agencies are making to protect the health and safety of our communities.
